Ernie Adams
Acting1885San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Ernie Adams (born Ernest Stephen Dumarais, June 18, 1885 – November 26, 1947) was an American vaudevillian performer, stage and screen actor and writer.
Born in San Francisco, California to Leon D. Adams and Laurence G. Girard, he was also billed as Ernest S. Adams and Ernie S. Adams.
He appeared in vaudeville, theater, and film. He started his career in musical comedy on Broadway. Along with his wife Berdonna Gilbert, he formed the vaudeville team "Gilbert and Adams". He appeared in more than 400 films starting from the silent era between 1919 and 1948, and was particularly known for playing shady characters. On Broadway, Adams appeared in Toot-Toot! (1918).
On November 26, 1947, Adams died of an acute pulmonary edema at the West Olympic Sanitarium in Los Angeles, California, aged 62. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood.
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Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
Ed (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
Bag Thief (uncredited)
Freaks
Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
Ernest Hemingway's The Killers
Hood with Cane (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Forgotten Man (uncredited)
Little Caesar
Cashier (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Acting History
1947
The Black Widow
as Blinky
The Thirteenth Hour
as McCabe
Trailing Danger
as Pennypacker
Trail Street
as Eben Bowen (uncredited)
Desperate
as Villager (uncredited)
Robin Hood of Monterey
as Pablo
Buck Privates Come Home
as Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Yankee Fakir
as Charlie
Son of Zorro
as Judge Hyde
The Last Round-up
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Killer Dill
as Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
The Law Comes to Gunsight
as Bert Simpson
The Pretender
as Thomas the butler
1946
Dangerous Business
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Ernest Hemingway's The Killers
as Hood with Cane (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
as Fireman (Uncredited)
King of the Forest Rangers
as Hiram Bailey
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ed (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
as Waiter (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
as Husband (uncredited)
A Guy Could Change
as Newsboy
Traffic in Crime
as Counter Man
Fear
as House Painter
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Frank Gary, Henchman
1945
The Jungle Captive
as Jim
The Power of the Whistler
as Bit Part
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Porter
The Great John L.
as Waiter (uncredited)
Escape in the Fog
as George Smith
I Love a Mystery
as Gimpy (Uncredited)
Johnny Angel
as Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Suspect
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Jungle Raiders
as Charley
Frisco Sal
as McKinney
Brenda Starr, Reporter
as Charlie (uncredited)
1944
Murder, My Sweet
as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Raiders of the Border
as Whiskey Wiley
Ghost Guns
as Doc Edwards
The Climax
as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
Arizona Whirlwind
as Warren, the Jewel Cutter
Return of the Ape Man
as Tramp, Willie the Weasel
Goin' to Town
as Zeke
Raiders of Ghost City
as Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
Marshal of Gunsmoke
as Nuggett Newcomb
1943
The Phantom
as Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
Beyond the Last Frontier
as 'Sarge' Kincaid
Hail to the Rangers
as Latham
Mystery Broadcast
as Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
Phony Express
as The Banker (uncredited)
Murder in Times Square
as Horsetooth
Mission to Moscow
as Heckler (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law
as Landers
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Dugan
Headin' for God's Country
as Chuck
1942
Alias Boston Blackie
as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Miller Huggins
The Lady Is Willing
as Doorman (uncredited)
Bandit Ranger
as Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
The Lone Prairie
as Judge Barstow
One Thrilling Night
as Pete Mooney
Mug Town
as Thief
Cactus Makes Perfect
as Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
Man With Two Lives
as Gimpy
The Tuttles of Tahiti
as Paki
Isle of Missing Men
as Captain of the S. S. Mariposa
Riding the Wind
as Jones
Sabotage Squad
as Smoke Shop Customer
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Ezra Smith
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Newsstand Clerk
Swamp Woman
as Spratt
The Face Behind the Mask
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Michaelson (uncredited)
Sea Raiders
as Zeke
Invisible Ghost
as Jules Mason, caretaker
Road Agent
as Jake
Robbers of the Range
as Greeley
Riders of Death Valley
as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
Honolulu Lu
as Pierre
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
as Mustang
The Pinto Kid
as Ed Slade
The Officer and the Lady
as Car Thief (uncredited)
The Devil Commands
as Elam
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Medicine Show Spectator
1940
Young Tom Edison
as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
The Invisible Man Returns
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Before I Hang
as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
Castle on the Hudson
as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
The Man with Nine Lives
as Pete Daggett
The Fargo Kid
as Bush Cleveland
Yukon Flight
as Henry
Out West with the Peppers
as Oscar - Telegraph Operator
Primrose Path
as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
The Dark Command
as Townsman
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Informer
Girls of the Road
as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Workman
The Man from Tumbleweeds
as Shifty Sheldon
Riders from Nowhere
as Manny
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Doc Grover
The Phantom Stage
as Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
Tower of London
as Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
The Invisible Killer
as Squint, the Croupier
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
as Mooch (uncredited)
Mandrake the Magician
as Brown
Frontier Pony Express
as Man at Deer Lodge Station
Overland with Kit Carson
as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
Trigger Pals
as Henchman Pete
Down the Wyoming Trail
as Ernie Adams
The Man from Sundown
as Shorty Bates
Sundown on the Prairie
as Henchman Blackie
Code of the Streets
as Henchman
Ex-Champ
as Street Cleaner
1938
The Purple Vigilantes
as Blake
Gun Packer
as Jim Lee - Stage Driver
Down on the Farm
as Pony Concessioner
Rollin' Plains
as Cain Moody
You and Me
as Nick (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart
as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
The Mexicali Kid
as Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
Thunder in the Desert
as Tramp
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger
Exposed
as Bum
Song of the Buckaroo
as Cashier
The Chaser
as Injured Man
California Frontier
as Barclay
West of Cheyenne
as Henchman Shorty
The Jury's Secret
as Sidewalk Heckler
Outlaw Express
as Express Rider
Land of Fighting Men
as Slim
1937
San Quentin
as Fink
Life Begins with Love
as Radical (uncredited)
Hopalong Rides Again
as Keno
Lightnin' Crandall
as Texas May
Doomed at Sundown
as Deputy
Radio Patrol
as Hobo
The Frame-Up
as Horse Player (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
as Miner
Law of the Ranger
as Zeke
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Henchman Pete
Arizona Gunfighter
as Grizzly Barr
Danger Valley
as Soapy
The Man in the Barn
as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Anything for a Thrill
as The Runt - Henchman
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Henchman Becker
Two-Fisted Sheriff
as Sheriff Rankin
Ridin' the Lone Trail
as Peters
Colorado Kid
as Bibben Tucker
Stars Over Arizona
as Jimmy the Weasel
1936
My Man Godfrey
as Forgotten Man (uncredited)
Three on the Trail
as Idaho
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
as Assayer Benson
Night Waitress
as Diner Who Gets Indigestion
Road Gang
as Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Gun Ranger
as Wally Smeed
Dodge City Trail
as Dillon
Crash Donovan
as Mechanic (uncredited)
1935
Carnival
as Barker (uncredited)
The Casino Murder Case
as Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)
The Glass Key
as Bettor (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss
as Passerby
The Ghost Rider
as Practical Joker
The Miracle Rider
as John Stelter
The Perfect Clue
as Butch Carter
Calling All Cars
as Reporter (uncredited)
It's in the Air
as Counterman (uncredited)
Men of the Hour
as Steve
1934
Whirlpool
as Ben (uncredited)
The Girl in Pawn
as Bettor (uncredited)
The Lost Jungle
as Pete
Here Comes the Groom
as 1st Gunman
We're Not Dressing
as Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)
Woman Unafraid
as Henchman
Hell Bent for Love
as Henchman Joe Barnard
The Law of the Wild
as Henchman Raymond
A Very Honorable Guy
as Gambler
It Happened One Night
as Bag Thief (uncredited)
Three Chumps Ahead
as Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
The Undie-World
as T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant
Prescott Kid
as Red Larsen
Men of the Night
as Sandy (uncredited)
Badge of Honor
as 'Tip' Crane
1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
Galloping Romeo
as Andy Kent
King for a Night
as Pool Hall Crony
She Done Him Wrong
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession
as One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
Made on Broadway
as Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
Found Alive
as C.S. King
West of Singapore
as Watson
Breed of the Border
as Joe
Ranger's Code
as Nat the Bat
The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
as Court Photographer (uncredited)
1932
Beyond the Rockies
as Blinky
The Unwritten Law
as Ed Riley
Freaks
as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
Merrily We Go To ____
as Reporter (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
Panama Flo
as Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
The Pride of the Legion
as Shorty
Men Of America
as Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
The Hurricane Express
as Barney
The Shadow of the Eagle
as Pat Kelly
1931
One Man Law
as Stubb
Is There Justice?
as Shorty Gray
Night Beat
as Hymie Weissenkorn
Little Caesar
as Cashier (uncredited)
The Tip-Off
as Slug
Dance, Fools, Dance
as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
The Galloping Ghost
as Brady
The Good Bad Girl
as One of Tyler's Thugs
In Old Cheyenne
as Henchman
Fair Warning
as Jordan
1930
For the Defense
as Eddie Withers
The Storm
as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
Shadow Ranch
as Henchman Joe
Numbered Men
as Trustee with List (bit)
All Quiet on the Western Front
as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
The Fighting Legion
as Jack Bowie
1929
The Mighty
as Hood
Weary River
as Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
Leaping Love
as George - The Drunk (uncredited)
One Splendid Hour
as Solly
1928
Stool Pigeon
as Dropper
Speedy
as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
So This Is Love
as Flash Tracy
What a Night!
as Snarky
A Woman's Way
as Pedro
1927
Nevada
as Cash Burridge
The Main Event
as Slug-nutty fighter
Men of Daring
as Ace
A Man About Town
as Cohort
The Gay Defender
as Bart Hamby
On Ze Boulevard
as Valet
1926
The Blackbird
as Bertie's No. 2 Man
The Amateur Gentleman
as Dandy (uncredited)
Pals in Paradise
as Butterfly Kid
Hair-Trigger Baxter
as Shorty Hillis
1925
The Pony Express
as Henchman
The Thundering Herd
as Jett Henchman (uncredited)
The Best People
as Taxi Driver
1924
Curlytop
as Sproggs
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
as The Cashier's Father (uncredited)
The Beloved Brute
as Swink Tuckson
1922
The Show
as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
1919
The Delicious Little Devil
as Agency Employee (uncredited)
A Regular Girl
as Shorty